2014 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Analysis & Predictions

The 2012/14 UEFA Champions League resumes Tuesday with the first knockout phase of the tournament- the round of 16.

The Champions League round of 16 draw (which was held on December 16) will be headlined by two matchups: Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (winners of the last year’s tournament) and Barcelona vs. Manchester City. Another matchup to watch will be Atletico Madrid taking on AC Milan. Other matches will see Olympiakos facing Manchester United in a classic “David vs. Goliath” matchup as well as a homecoming for former Chelsea (and current Galatasary) striker Didier Drogba.

The clubs will face each other over two legs. The first leg takes place on February 18, 19, 25 and 26, with the return fixtures on March 11, 12, 18 and 19. The club with the higher goal aggregate (total goals scored over both matches) advances to the quarterfinals.

Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures

DATE

HOME

AWAY

Feb 18

Bayer Leverkusen

Paris Saint-Germain

Feb 18

Manchester City

Barcelona

Feb 19

AC Milan

Atletico Madrid

Feb 19

Arsenal

Bayern Munich

Feb 25

Zenit St Petersburg

Borussia Dortmund

Feb 25

Olympiakos

Manchester United

Feb 26

Galatasaray

Chelsea

Feb 26

Schalke 04

Real Madrid

Mar 11

Atletico Madrid

AC Milan

Mar 11

Bayern Munich

Arsenal

Mar 12

Barcelona

Manchester City

Mar 12

Paris Saint-Germain

Bayer Leverkusen

Mar 18

Chelsea

Galatasaray

Mar 18

Real Madrid

Schalke 04

Mar 19

Borussia Dortmund

Zenit St Petersburg

Mar 19

Manchester United

Olympiakos

Now it’s time to preview the matchups and as well as my predictions for which clubs will advance to the quarterfinals.